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Camillo "Mac" Bica, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, a long-time activist for peace and justice, a member of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and the coordinator of the Long Island Chapter of Veterans for Peace. His books include "Beyond PTSD: The Moral Casualties of War," (Gnosis Press, 2016), and "Worthy of Gratitude: Why Veterans May Not Want to be Thanked for Their "Service" in War" (Gnosis Press, 2015), "There Are No Flowers in a War Zone."

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A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is pictured on June 4 in Richmond, Virginia, From InText
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, September 3, 2020
Whether to Remove and Rename The murder of George Floyd has reignited the debate whether to remove statues and rename military bases memorializing historical figures accused of treason, racism, owning slaves, and of committing genocide. Though the furor has subsided somewhat, the debate continues. What I will attempt in this essay, is an analysis and exploration of the character, behavior, and where relevant, the accomplishments of several often memoriali
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Addressing Healthcare Worker's Stress and Trauma During the Covid-19 Pandemic This article will discuss the mental Health, specifically Trauma and Stressor Related issues of Healthcare Workers, First Responders, and all Essential Workers during this Covid-19 pandemic.
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(9 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, November 6, 2017
Rethinking the Vietnam War Experience This essay will be less critique and more discussion of the issues and concerns that occurred to me, and I believe are shared by many veterans, as I watched, perhaps endured is better, the 18 hours of archival film, much of it gut-wrenching combat footage, and the testimony of a myriad of participants and observers.
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Protected Speech? To describe what the Klansmen, Nazis, White Supremacists, etc., say and advocate as protected speech and merely as an expression of their beliefs and ideology is to mischaracterize and diminish the severity of what they advocate and how they behave.
Austin Conscientious Objectors to Military Taxation, From ImagesAttr
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, May 1, 2017
Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation If the Trump Administration wishes its tax reform to be inclusive and truly great, it must recognize that requiring pacifists to pay taxes that support war and the bearing of arms in any form is unlawful and include a provision for the Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation.
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SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 26, 2017
A Time for Vigilance While many factors probably contributed to the unexpected victory of Donald Trump, much of the blame has been attributed to the alleged hacks by the Russians and the release of the emails by Wikileaks. What is of greater relevance, however, to our current predicament and to the integrity of our electoral process is whether the hack and release actually did affect the outcome of the election and if so how?
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SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, March 19, 2016
Psychological, Emotional, and Moral Injuries of War What has become apparent over many years and many wars is that remaining silent about the experience is neither curative nor patriotic. Nor is the nation's obligation to its veterans satisfied by an expression of appreciation and thanks. For healing to occur, trauma, guilt and shame must not remain static - the veterans' personal and private burden. Rather, trauma and moral pain must be "communalized."

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